Dagnabbit, California! Can't you do ANYTHING right?
This year's Hawai'i Bowl featured unranked Hawaii (who else?) of the Mountain West at 8-4 and unranked California of (believe it or not) the Atlantic Coast Conference at 7-5. California, who was among the many teams this season to briefly hold the lineal championship belt and Georgia's 2021 and 2022 national championship rings, was a 2½-point favorite.
California took an early 21-point lead and then blew it like they were the Oklahoma Sooners playing Alabama or something. The Reading Rainbows or whatever they're calling their team tied it up, Cal responded with a field goal, and then Hawaii scored a fourth-quarter TD to take a 28-24 lead.
Then with 1:52 left in the game, the Golden Beers, or whatever Cal's calling their team, scored a TD, their first since midway through the second quarter, and took a 31-28 lead. All they had to do to win was keep Hawaii from scoring for less that two minutes. But no, they couldn't even do that and they let the Warriors drive 82 yards down the field and score the game-winning TD - WITH THE BACKUP QB! It's almost like the Bears didn't want to win the game or something.
I had Cal as the 2½-point favorite so the final score pretty much ruined my Christmas. Thanks for nothing, California. See if I ever pick you again. Now I'm a Loserville 6-10 on my picks this season.
No games tomorrow, thank heavens, and then three on Friday and a staggering eight on Saturday like it's New Year's Day in the 1980s. Between those eight games, I should be able to pick up at least four wins and return to at least 50-50 mediocrity.
I suck at this.
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